ANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS AS A PREDICTOR TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UPPER BASIC SCIENCE, FUNTUA ZONE, KATSINA, NIGERIA
ANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS AS A PREDICTOR TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UPPER BASIC SCIENCE, FUNTUA ZONE, KATSINA, NIGERIA
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2020-03
Authors
IKECHI, Agnes Cyril
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Abstract
This study investigated classroom psycho-social factors as a predictor(s) to slow learners‟
academic performance in upper basic science, Funtua zone, Katsina Nigeria. A correlation
research design was used. The study population comprised of all co-educational Junior
secondary II Basic Science students for 2017/2018 session in Funtua education zone with a
total of 5044 students. A total of three hundred (300) of Junior secondary two (JSS 2) basic
Science students took part in the study. The research instruments used for data collection
were, Basic Science Performance Test (BSPT), Intelligent Quotient (IQ) Test and
Questionnaire. BSPT was found to have reliability co-efficient of 0.79. The research
questions were answered with the used of correlation analysis to determine the extent of
relationships of independent variables with dependent variables. Regression analysis was
used to test the null hypotheses of the study with the significant level fixed at0.05. The
findings showed that there was a significant positive relationship between classroom
psychosocial factors of parental influence, teacher-students interaction and academic
performance, hence the hypothesis. Based on these findings, relevant recommendat ions
were made. A major highlight of the recommendation is that parents should promptly pay
the school fees of their childr5en and also ask the children the type of friends they keep during or after school hours.
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BEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
ANALYSIS,, CLASSROOM PSYCHO-SOCIAL,, PREDICTOR,, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE,, UPPER BASIC SCIENCE,, FUNTUA ZONE,, KATSINA,, NIGERIA